If anyone is interested in what a volcano actually looks like, I took this picture of Kilauea in Hawaii. The caldera is huge, and rather spooky.
Kilauea is one of the active spots on Mauna Loa which is in the background off camera. Mauna Loa is 13,681 ft., and is over five miles when measured from the ocean floor, and is expected to erupt in two years.
Kilauea has been active since the 1980's with periodic massive eruptions. Lava passes underground through lava tubes and winds its way to the Pacific Ocean. Occassionally, the more adventurous tourists fall through the surface, and into a lava tube, and is burned alive. This usually happens where the lava meets the ocean. No, I had no intersting in looking at hot lava nor would I take even a smidgen of a chance of falling into it.

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If anyone is interested in what a volcano actually looks like, I took this picture of Kilauea in Hawaii. The caldera is huge, and rather spooky.
Kilauea is one of the active spots on Mauna Loa which is in the background off camera. Mauna Loa is 13,681 ft., and is over five miles when measured from the ocean floor, and is expected to erupt in two years.
Kilauea has been active since the 1980's with periodic massive eruptions. Lava passes underground through lava tubes and winds its way to the Pacific Ocean. Occassionally, the more adventurous tourists fall through the surface, and into a lava tube, and is burned alive. This usually happens where the lava meets the ocean. No, I had no intersting in looking at hot lava nor would I take even a smidgen of a chance of falling into it.

When it erupts above the surface it's quite spectacular. However, where the lava surfaces and flows into the ocean the lava glows. If you looked close you can see several steam vents.
The size is awe inspiring, and my picture really doesn't do it justice.